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SEPT.-OCT.  2008 EDITION

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 Super Eagles tackle Columbia on November 19

The Super Eagles of Nigeria will be guest of the Colombian national team in a friendly scheduled for the 19^th of November 2008. This is going to be the team’s second friendly after the appointment of Coach Shuaibu Amodu. The first was in May 27^th this year when the eagles were held to a 1-1 draw by the Austrian national team at home.

Secretary General of the Nigeria football Federation, Hon. Bolaji Ojo-Oba said the terms of the match have been reached with the Columbian Football Association. “We have reached an understanding with the Columbian Football Association on the match and we are making sure that Super Eagles have friendlies on every FIFA free day. We had an offer to play against a top European side on August 20 but Amodu advised against it because he wanted the players to join their clubs for the pre-season preparations. We reasoned with him because the players had been busy with the crowded World Cup and Nations Cup qualifiers”, he said.

Ojo-Oba further disclosed that the Eagles would be busy in all FIFA free days as the FA is not relenting in its efforts to ensure that the team plays friendlies regularly. “We want to utilize FIFA friendly days, so we are making efforts to arrange as many friendlies as possible to keep them busy. If the team is busy, it will impact on the national team and many players will be given the opportunity by the technical crew to prove themselves. The people think that we are not interested in arranging friendlies for the Eagles but that cannot be true. We can only play any country that accepts to play with us.”

“The Columbian FA has accepted to play our team on November 19; they have accepted our terms and condition so, on that date we are sure to play in Columbia”, he said